diff --git a/.github/scripts/validatePluginJson.php b/.github/scripts/validatePluginJson.php
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+++ b/.github/scripts/validatePluginJson.php
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+<?php
+
+/**
+ * Recursively find all `plugin.json` files in a directory.
+ *
+ * @param  string  $dir  Directory to search in.
+ * @return array List of file paths.
+ */
+function findPluginJsonFiles(string $dir): array
+{
+    $results = [];
+    $files = scandir($dir);
+
+    foreach ($files as $file) {
+        if ($file === '.' || $file === '..') {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        $path = $dir . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . $file;
+
+        if (is_dir($path)) {
+            $results = array_merge($results, findPluginJsonFiles($path));
+        } elseif ($file === 'plugin.json') {
+            $results[] = $path;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return $results;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Validate a `plugin.json` file to ensure it does not contain a "meta" key.
+ *
+ * @param  string  $file  Path to the JSON file.
+ * @param  string  $relativePath  Relative path to the file for better output clarity.
+ * @return string|null Error message if invalid, or null if valid.
+ */
+function validateJsonFile(string $file, string $relativePath): ?string
+{
+    $content = file_get_contents($file);
+
+    if ($content === false) {
+        return "Failed to read $relativePath.";
+    }
+
+    $json = json_decode($content, true);
+
+    if (json_last_error() !== JSON_ERROR_NONE) {
+        return "Invalid JSON in $relativePath: " . json_last_error_msg();
+    }
+
+    if (array_key_exists('meta', $json)) {
+        return "$relativePath contains a 'meta' key. Please remove it.";
+    }
+
+    return null;
+}
+
+$root = realpath(__DIR__ . '/../../');
+$pluginJsonFiles = findPluginJsonFiles($root);
+
+echo 'Found ' . count($pluginJsonFiles) . " plugin.json file(s) to validate.\n";
+
+$errors = [];
+
+foreach ($pluginJsonFiles as $file) {
+    $relativePath = str_replace($root . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR, '', $file);
+
+    echo "Validating $relativePath...\n";
+    $error = validateJsonFile($file, $relativePath);
+
+    if ($error !== null) {
+        $errors[] = $error;
+    }
+}
+
+if (!empty($errors)) {
+    echo "\nErrors found in the following plugin.json files:\n";
+    foreach ($errors as $error) {
+        echo "  - $error\n";
+    }
+    exit(1);
+}
+
+echo "All plugin.json files are valid!\n";
+exit(0);
diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate-plugin-json.yml b/.github/workflows/validate-plugin-json.yml
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+name: Validate plugin.json files
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+  pull_request:
+
+jobs:
+  validate-plugin-json:
+    name: Validate plugin.json files
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: Set up PHP
+        uses: shivammathur/setup-php@v2
+        with:
+          php-version: 8.4
+          coverage: none
+
+      - name: Validate plugin.json files
+        run: php .github/scripts/validatePluginJson.php